Back in 2009, Animal Collective released their celebrated Merriweather Post Pavilion, meaning the album is now marking its 10th anniversary. As such, the band have announced plans for a celebratory new live album due at the end of next week. The record — titled Ballet Slippers — will be released November 22 via Domino.
Ballet Slippers consists of 12 live tracks recorded back during the band's 2009 tour in support of Merriweather Post Pavilion. This will result in a sprawling 3-LP vinyl package, as well as digital release.
In a statement, Animal Collective said the following of the new live album:
It's impossible for us to remember the years around Merriweather Post Pavilion without thinking about the live experience. As the record turns 10, there has been a lot of talk about the album itself, but so much of the time living with those songs was spent on stage together. Every night on tour, the music opened up again, leaving us new spaces to fill and new opportunities to rethink our past. Just as Merriweather documents the era in one of its forms, we wanted Ballet Slippers to do the same for some of its other forms.
The recordings are culled mostly from Merriweather Post Pavilion, as well as from the subsequent EP Fall Be Kind and a handful of tracks from older records like Strawberry Jam, Danse Manatee, Feels and Sung Tongs. See the full tracklisting below.
Pre-orders of the three-LP vinyl package are available here.
Ballet Slippers:
1. In the Flowers (Live June 2, 2009 Boulder, CO)
2. Who Could Win a Rabbit (Live June 9, 2009 Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
3. Summertime Clothes (Live June 9, 2009 Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
4. Bleed (Live May 30, 2009 Las Vegas, NV)
5. Guys Eyes (Live June 9, 2009 Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
6. My Girls (Live May 30, 2009 Las Vegas, NV)
7. Banshee Beat (Live June 2, 2009 Boulder, CO)
8. Lion in a Coma (Live June 9, 2009 Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
9. No More Runnin' (Live May 29, 2009 Los Angeles, CA)
10. Lablakely Dress / Fireworks (Live June 9, 2009 Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
11. Daily Routine (Live May 30, 2009 Las Vegas, NV)
12. Brothersport (Live June 2, 2009 Boulder, CO)
Watch the album announcement in the band's Instagram post below.
Ballet Slippers consists of 12 live tracks recorded back during the band's 2009 tour in support of Merriweather Post Pavilion. This will result in a sprawling 3-LP vinyl package, as well as digital release.
In a statement, Animal Collective said the following of the new live album:
It's impossible for us to remember the years around Merriweather Post Pavilion without thinking about the live experience. As the record turns 10, there has been a lot of talk about the album itself, but so much of the time living with those songs was spent on stage together. Every night on tour, the music opened up again, leaving us new spaces to fill and new opportunities to rethink our past. Just as Merriweather documents the era in one of its forms, we wanted Ballet Slippers to do the same for some of its other forms.
The recordings are culled mostly from Merriweather Post Pavilion, as well as from the subsequent EP Fall Be Kind and a handful of tracks from older records like Strawberry Jam, Danse Manatee, Feels and Sung Tongs. See the full tracklisting below.
Pre-orders of the three-LP vinyl package are available here.
Ballet Slippers:
1. In the Flowers (Live June 2, 2009 Boulder, CO)
2. Who Could Win a Rabbit (Live June 9, 2009 Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
3. Summertime Clothes (Live June 9, 2009 Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
4. Bleed (Live May 30, 2009 Las Vegas, NV)
5. Guys Eyes (Live June 9, 2009 Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
6. My Girls (Live May 30, 2009 Las Vegas, NV)
7. Banshee Beat (Live June 2, 2009 Boulder, CO)
8. Lion in a Coma (Live June 9, 2009 Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
9. No More Runnin' (Live May 29, 2009 Los Angeles, CA)
10. Lablakely Dress / Fireworks (Live June 9, 2009 Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
11. Daily Routine (Live May 30, 2009 Las Vegas, NV)
12. Brothersport (Live June 2, 2009 Boulder, CO)
Watch the album announcement in the band's Instagram post below.